Layering Lab
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Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.
First · Yves Saint LaurentOpium Fraicheur d Orient1998 · ★ 4.16
Second · GuerlainLe Bolshoi Black Swan2014 · ★ 3.82From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here


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Opium Fraicheur d Orient × Le Bolshoi Black Swan
Warm spicy, fresh spicy and amber meets woody, powdery and musky. They share five accords and one note.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Opium Fraicheur d Orient, blue is Le Bolshoi Black Swan. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
Opium Fraicheur d OrientLe Bolshoi Black Swan
woodyboth
citrusboth
warm spicyboth
white floralboth
fresh spicyboth
powderysecond
muskysecond
amberfirst
freshsecond
greensecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in Opium Fraicheur d Orient
Tangerine
Resin
Ginger
Carnation
Pepper
Cinnamon
Patchouli
Amber
Coriander
Musk
Woodsy Notes
Tangerine
Resin
Ginger
Carnation
Pepper
Cinnamon
Patchouli
Amber
Coriander
Musk
Woodsy NotesIn both
Jasmine
Five shared accords:warm spicyfresh spicycitruswoodywhite floral
Only in Le Bolshoi Black Swan
Citruses
Tea
Sandalwood
White Musk
Citruses
Tea
Sandalwood
White MuskWhy it might work
- Notes in commonBoth list jasmine, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadWarm spicy, fresh spicy, citrus and woody run through both.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: Opium Fraicheur d Orient is long lasting and moderate, Le Bolshoi Black Swan moderate and enormous, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointLe Bolshoi Black Swan first, then Opium Fraicheur d Orient over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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